Cochrane for CAM providers: evidence for action.
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Cochrane for CAM Providers: Evidence for Action Eric Manheimer, MS, is Director of Database and Evaluation at the Center for Integrative Medicine, University of Maryland School of Medicine, and administrator of the Cochrane Collaboration Field in Complementary Medicine. Brian Berman, MD, is founder and Director of the Center for Integrative Medicine, University of Maryland School of Medicine. He is also the Convenor of the Cochrane Field in Complementary Medicine and chair of the Consortium of Academic Health Centers for Integrative Medicine.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Alternative therapies in health and medicine
دوره 9 5 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2003